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Speech to Text Dictation AI vs Speechify

Speech to Text Dictation AI 4.5★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Tie
Speechify 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65

Speechify (App B) offers a broader range of features for reading and listening to text, but its high cost and misleading advertising regarding book availability and scanning are significant drawbacks, while Speech to Text Dictation AI (App A) is a more straightforward dictation tool with inconsistent accuracy and some frustrating bugs.

Full reviews: Speech to Text Dictation AI · Speechify

Speechify (App B) is a text-to-speech app with a wide array of voices and reading options, but users frequently complain about its high price and deceptive advertising regarding book access. Speech to Text Dictation AI (App A) focuses on speech-to-text, with some users praising its accuracy and utility, though many others report significant issues with recognition, bugs, and intrusive ads.

Head to head

Speech Recognition Accuracy edge: Speech to Text Dictation AIR2R3R6R8
Speech to Text Dictation AI Users of Speech to Text Dictation AI report mixed experiences with accuracy, with some finding it excellent for notes and drafting R2R8R14 while others criticize it for missing words, substituting incorrect ones, and being less responsive than built-in phone mics R3R6R9R12.
Speechify Speechify (App B) is primarily a text-to-speech app, so direct speech recognition accuracy for dictation is not its main function. However, some users mention issues with its ability to correctly read scanned text or mispronounce simple words .
Features and Functionality edge: SpeechifyR6R8R10R14
Speech to Text Dictation AI Speech to Text Dictation AI offers dictation, translation, and easy transfer to emails and text messages R8. Some users appreciate its ability to handle large amounts of text and export options R14. However, there are complaints about not being able to copy sections of text (only 'copy all'), difficulty saving multiple files, and issues with formatting and cursor repositioning R6R10R16R19.
Speechify Speechify (App B) is designed for text-to-speech, allowing users to listen to books, documents, and other text with various voice options, including celebrity voices . It supports scanning physical books and integrates with Kindle Unlimited . However, users report a limited library of pre-available books R63R66R88R93, making the scanning process tedious for full books .
Reliability and Performance tieR10R15R16R30
Speech to Text Dictation AI Many users of Speech to Text Dictation AI report significant bugs, such as the app stopping recording mid-sentence, messing up formatting, randomly repositioning the cursor, and duplicating text R10R16R30. Some also experience frequent crashes R15.
Speechify Speechify (App B) users report issues with the app crashing frequently, especially after updates . Some also experience problems with scanned content not loading or stopping playback randomly .
Price and Value edge: Speech to Text Dictation AIR3R25R28R33
Speech to Text Dictation AI Speech to Text Dictation AI is a Free + IAP app, but many users feel it's misleadingly advertised as free, requiring subscriptions or in-app purchases to function R28. Some users find the yearly charge too expensive for the quality received R3R25R33.
Speechify Speechify (App B) is also Free + IAP, but users are highly critical of its high cost, with subscriptions ranging from $25 to $140 per year, and the need to pay for almost every feature, including better voices or access to books R61R64R70. Many feel the advertising is deceptive about what's free R61R64R76.
User Experience and Support tieR1R7R15R19
Speech to Text Dictation AI Users complain about intrusive review prompts R1 and pornographic ads R7. Some find the app frustrating to use and difficult to navigate, especially regarding saving files or deleting sentences R15R19. Support is described as non-existent by some .
Speechify Speechify (App B) is generally considered easy to set up and navigate . However, some users find it confusing and report poor customer service, difficulty getting refunds, and issues with subscriptions not activating R63. There are also reports of spam emails after downloading .
Pick Speech to Text Dictation AI if

Pick Speech to Text Dictation AI if you need a dedicated speech-to-text tool for drafting notes or short texts and are willing to tolerate occasional accuracy issues and bugs, especially if you find it on a good deal R2R8R14.

Pick Speechify if

Pick Speechify if your primary need is a text-to-speech reader for various materials, you are prepared to pay a premium for its features, and you value a wide selection of voices, including celebrity options .

Evidence note: Speechify has a significantly larger number of reviews and a higher lifetime rating, but a substantial portion of its recent negative reviews focus on its pricing model and misleading advertising, which skews the perception of its value. Speech to Text Dictation AI's reviews are more evenly split between positive and negative, with core functionality issues being a recurring theme.

Frequently asked

Is Speechify truly free?
No, Speechify is free to download but users report that almost all useful features, including human-like voices and access to books, require a paid subscription, which can be as high as $140 per year R61R64R70R76.
How accurate is Speech to Text Dictation AI?
Speech to Text Dictation AI's accuracy is inconsistent, with some users praising it as accurate and helpful while many others find it misses words, substitutes incorrect ones, and is less accurate than built-in phone dictation, estimating accuracy as low as 60% R3R6R9R12.
Can Speechify read any book?
Speechify's advertisements often imply it can read any book by scanning, but users report that its built-in library is very limited, and for most books, you have to manually scan each page, which is described as impractical and tedious R63R66R88R93.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Speech to Text Dictation AI 5/5 · US No titles, retired from active work.: This is an excellent app for any dictation, from a small note to a book writing. It cooperates in numerous ways. Accidentally deleting is no problem! 🙏👌
  2. [R3] Speech to Text Dictation AI 3/5 · US not thrilled: Gave it plenty of time, and unfortunately too late to cancel the yearly charge. It’s not terribly responsive. It’s not even as responsive as the built-in mic in the iPhone. Substitutes wrong words, regardless of proximity to the phone. I’m sure there are better ones out there.
  3. [R6] Speech to Text Dictation AI 3/5 · US could be better: The app frequently doesn’t understand what’s being said and so puts wrong words into the text. Also there should be a way to copy a section of the text without it only offering “copy all” as the only option.
  4. [R8] Speech to Text Dictation AI 5/5 · US Excellent app! I love it!: After 2 years it gets better and better. As an author this is a great tool for notes and easy transfer to emails and text messages! Translations too! Get it now! You are missing out! I’m a PhD and use this everyday for notes, texts, and emails.
  5. [R10] Speech to Text Dictation AI 2/5 · US Used to be Better: I have been using Dictate for a couple years. Each update makes it worse and worse. It now stops recording in the middle of talking and in order to keep recording you have to shut the app down and reopen it. If you have to correct an error (which doesn’t bother me it makes errors) it will mess up your formatting and when you start talking again, you it puts an uppercase lette
  6. [R14] Speech to Text Dictation AI 5/5 · US It Works!: I love using this app in the early morning hours to rough draft stories for my book. It is easy to upload the draft and move into editing. It captures the flow of the voice and does well with periods and commas. I’m happy with it.
  7. [R15] Speech to Text Dictation AI 3/5 · US Muh: Terrible app. It translated half of the short video after 5 tries. The app itself is frustrating to use. Then I get a spam email re Apple. to be from this company impersonated Apple since I just downloaded it.
  8. [R16] Speech to Text Dictation AI 2/5 · US Perpetual Bugs, but generally functional: I got this app because I do a lot of report writing. Most of the time, it works alright with voice recognition, but if you dictate for too long, it will randomly reposition your cursor and start typing into already dictated sections. The editing headaches from it can take just as long as typing out what you originally intended. Multiple updates have not fi
  9. [R30] Speech to Text Dictation AI 3/5 · US duplicates in the program: i use the program on two computers. one of them duplicates everything both spoken or written, making it cumbersome to use. hope someone can be of help with this issue.
  10. [R25] Speech to Text Dictation AI 1/5 · US I bought the year they canceled me 30 days later don’t buy from them: They cancelled my yearly subscription after 30 days and during the 30 days they kept kicking me off so I had to keep signing back in so they are a scam don’t waist your money.
  11. [R28] Speech to Text Dictation AI 1/5 · US PAID APP: Requires subscription and in-app purchases. This should be flagged as such.
  12. [R33] Speech to Text Dictation AI 3/5 · US Accuracy is marginal.: Deleting app after the month is over. Not worth the time I have to spend correcting all the errors. Accuracy is about 60%.
  13. [R1] Speech to Text Dictation AI 1/5 · US Stop asking me to give a review every time I try to dictate: The product is ok at best, but I am still trying to learn it. Maybe if it didn’t ask me to review it every 10 seconds, I could work in the app long enough to give a positive review.
  14. [R7] Speech to Text Dictation AI 1/5 · US Beware Porn ads: My children used this app in our homeschool for the last 2 years until it displayed pornographic ads to them. Deleted immediately and 1 star.
  15. [R19] Speech to Text Dictation AI 1/5 · US Delete: I can’t figure out how to delete a sentence
  16. [R61] Speechify 1/5 · US Not worth the money: There are apps out there that are so much better. So far, I cannot read a single book on this app without (of course) paying even more money! Absolutely not. I truly want a refund, advertised and what is delivered are two completely different things!!
  17. [R64] Speechify 1/5 · US Very deceptive: I paid $50 for this app thinking I could tap / take a picture of books and the app would read it too me. No it wants to charge me for everything. Extremely deceptive
  18. [R70] Speechify 1/5 · US Expensive: It’s 140$ to expensive
  19. [R76] Speechify 1/5 · US Thought it was free: I installed it because it didn’t give a price on the screen, so I thought it was free. But it appears that it’s not it should’ve said that upfront before I installed it disappointing
  20. [R9] Speech to Text Dictation AI 3/5 · US Speech accuracy: The speech recognition of this technology or this app is fair to poor. I probably will not renew it when my year is up.
  21. [R12] Speech to Text Dictation AI 3/5 · US Misses so many words: This misses so many words that it does not recognize.
  22. [R63] Speechify 3/5 · US Poor service: I purchased this, app used it maybe 5 times to try it out. They bill me & I try to contact no # only email won’t give refunds they try to keep by give you a reduced rate. I don’t use your app at this point just stop charging me. UPDATE: I got a refund app is cool but they need to expand that library I wanted to use it for Mgmnt books very limited
  23. [R66] Speechify 3/5 · US Small Selection: I was disappointed that the books I tried to use with the app weren’t available. Not worth the money if I can’t use it for all books.
  24. [R88] Speechify 1/5 · US False Advertising: The ads for this app shows someone taking a photo of a book and then being able to have it read to them. This is not how it works unless the book is among their limited library!!
  25. [R93] Speechify 3/5 · GB Holes: I tried to listen to Louis Sachars book called holes and it said we haven’t got this book in yet so I’m deleting this app tell me when you have it in please

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store